{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15-168","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15-168","heading":"Justification as defense to libel.","body":"Every defendant who is charged by indictment with the publication of a libel may prove on the trial for the same the truth of the facts alleged in the indictment; and if it shall appear to the satisfaction of the jury that the facts are true, the defendant shall be acquitted of the charge. (R.C., c. 35, s. 26; Code, s. 1195; Rev., s. 3267; C.S., s. 4638.)","path":["Chapter 15. Criminal Procedure.","Article 17. Trial in Superior Court."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_15/GS_15-168.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:37Z","sha256":"ef7af95e9f8a0217c6f5f3edddf504ce6d66eb2cd7c20b2fd59779298bd58293","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15-167","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15-169"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}